But throughout his seven-match ban, three from stadia and four from the touchline, he will be able to send as much tactical advice as he wants to the bench.

Pardew is set to watch today’s clash at Fulham on a screen in the team hotel with one of Newcastle’s match analysts, where he will be able to go back over contentious decisions instantly, before contacting No.2 John Carver in the dug-out.

And he will be able to help Carver make tactical tweaks, once Fulham’s team arrives an hour before kick-off.

Critics will say the lack of a communication ban waters down Pardew’s punishment, but, short of giving him an FA minder, they are powerless to stop him having a big input.

Pardew has told skipper Fabricio ­Coloccini to lead the dressing room in his absence. The Argentina defender returns to the side against Fulham, but is not known for his rousing speeches.

The Toon boss said: “He can express his opinion at half-time, my opinion won’t be there.

“Colo will find his own way. He is not the type to do some Churchillian speech. But he will find a way to help John.”

Felix Magath has issued a final wake-up call to his Fulham flops in their fight against relegation.

The German, who has picked up one point from three games in charge, said: “The whole season the players have not realised that they are at the bottom of the table.

“Sometimes, you say it’s bad luck or you have injury problems, so you don’t realise that the situation is serious.

“But I hope the players are waking up now. The next game is always most important.”